Αἰγύπτιος

See also: Αιγύπτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). Cognate to Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡýp.ti.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡyp.ti.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈʝyp.ti.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈʝyp.ti.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈʝip.ti.os/

Adjective

Αἰγύπτῐος • (Aigúptios) m (feminine Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ, neuter Αἰγύπτῐον); first/second declension

Egyptian
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.83
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.127
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.229
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.432
- 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 817

Inflection

First and second declension of Αἰγύπτῐος; Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ; Αἰγύπτῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Αἰγύπτῐος Aigúptios	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptioi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptiai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptia
Genitive	Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptíou	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptíās	Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptíou	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptíain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptíōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptíōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptíōn
Dative	Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptíōi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾳ Aiguptíāi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptíōi	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptíain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptíois	Αἰγυπτῐ́αις Aiguptíais	Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptíois
Accusative	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱν Aiguptíān	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ους Aiguptíous	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptíās	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptia
Vocative	Αἰγύπτῐε Aigúptie	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptioi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptiai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Αἰγυπτῐ́ως Aiguptíōs			Αἰγυπτῐώτερος Aiguptiṓteros			Αἰγυπτῐώτᾰτος Aiguptiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

Αἰγύπτιος • (Aigúptios) m (genitive Αἰγυπτῐ́ου); second declension

One who is Egyptian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἰγύπτῐος; τοῦ Αἰγυπτῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Αἰγύπτῐος ho Aigúptios	τὼ Αἰγυπτῐ́ω tṑ Aiguptíō	οἱ Αἰγύπτῐοι hoi Aigúptioi
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰγυπτῐ́ου toû Aiguptíou	τοῖν Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν toîn Aiguptíoin	τῶν Αἰγυπτῐ́ων tôn Aiguptíōn
Dative	τῷ Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ tôi Aiguptíōi	τοῖν Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν toîn Aiguptíoin	τοῖς Αἰγυπτῐ́οις toîs Aiguptíois
Accusative	τὸν Αἰγύπτῐον tòn Aigúption	τὼ Αἰγυπτῐ́ω tṑ Aiguptíō	τοὺς Αἰγυπτῐ́ους toùs Aiguptíous
Vocative	Αἰγύπτῐε Aigúptie	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptioi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Αἰγυπτῐᾰκός (Aiguptiakós)

Descendants

→ Coptic: ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios)
- → Arabic: قِبْط (qibṭ), قُبْط (qubṭ)
  - → French: Copte
    - → English: Copt
    - → Spanish: copto
- → Egyptian Arabic: كوفتس (kuftis)
→ Italian: ghezzo
→ Latin: aegyptius (see there for further descendants)

Αἰγύπτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

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